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Record Nr.

UNINA9910299386403321

Titolo

Environmental Nanotechnology : Volume 1 / / edited by Nandita Dasgupta, Shivendu Ranjan, Eric Lichtfouse

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2018

ISBN

3-319-76090-4

Edizione

[1st ed. 2018.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XVIII, 392 p. 104 illus., 78 illus. in color.)

Collana

Environmental Chemistry for a Sustainable World, , 2213-7122 ; ; 14

Disciplina

577.14

Soggetti

Environmental chemistry

Nanotechnology

Food science

Environmental Chemistry

Food Science

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

1. An Introduction to Nanomaterials -- 2. Nano-Food Technology and Nutrition -- 3. Nanoparticles For Heavy Metal Removal From Drinking Water -- 4. Nanobiosensors For Detection of Micropollutants -- 5. Nanotechnology Prospects and Constraints in Agriculture -- 6. Surface Modification of Advanced and Polymer Nanocomposites -- 7. Photovoltaics and Nanotechnology as Alternative Energy -- 8. Nanomedical Applications of Nanoparticles for Blood Coagulation Disorders -- 9. Cyclodextrin Nanosponges in Drug Delivery and Nanotherapeutics -- 10. Gold Nanoparticles for Tissue Engineering.

Sommario/riassunto

This book presents the environmental benefits of nanomaterials in agriculture, water purification and nanomedicine. Nanotechnology will modify the environment both in a positive and negative way. On the one hand, new nanomaterials are promising for reducing greenhouse gases, cleaning toxic wastes and building alternative energy sources. On the other hand, some toxic nanoparticles enter and disrupt ecosystems. Therefore, research should focus on the sustainable use of nanomaterials to avoid environmental contamination. This volume is the first of several volumes on Environmental Nanotechnology, which



will be published in the series Environmental Chemistry for a Sustainable World.